Game ID: 22401074
Sacramento Kings @ Orlando Magic
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 38 23 37 23 121SAC 21 25 20 25 91
ORL vs SAC ScoutingORL vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ORL availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 9 min (75% of 12)
BACK Anthony back 3/16 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 3/13 after 2, 27 min since (203% of 13)
ORL availability going into 3/24 · 2 days' restOUT Anthony missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 3/13 after 2, 26 min since (196% of 13)
BACK Howard back 3/21 after 2, 9 min since (75% of 12)
ORL availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backOUT Anthony missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Howard back 3/21 after 2, 9 min since (75% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 6 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/24, out tonight
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 7 since 3/14, returns tonight: 9 min (65% of 14)
OUT Howard missed 3 since 3/24, returns tonight: 7 min (57% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anthony missed 6 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/21 after 2, 8 min since (66% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 20 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Anthony missed 7 since 3/19, returns tonight: 19 min (109% of 18)
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/29 after 3, 7 min since (57% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/08 · 4 days' restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (94% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 29 since 1/16, out tonight
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sabonis missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 32 min (93% of 35)
OUT Crowder missed 30 since 1/16, out tonight
NEW Monk 32 to 38 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 3/25 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 31 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 3/24 after 3, 32 min since (93% of 35)
NEW Carter 11 to 18 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 3 since 3/22, returns tonight: 17 min (55% of 32)
OUT Crowder missed 32 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 3/24 after 3, 35 min since (102% of 35)
NEW Ellis 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Carter 11 to 16 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 33 since 1/16, returns tonight: 7 min (58% of 11)
BACK Sabonis back 3/24 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 17 min since (55% of 32)
NEW Ellis 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restBACK Sabonis back 3/24 after 3, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 20 min since (63% of 32)
BACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 7 min since (58% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restBACK Sabonis back 3/24 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 23 min since (72% of 32)
BACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 7 min since (58% of 11)
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 5 min (40% of 11)
OUT Carter missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 14 min (126% of 11)
BACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 26 min since (82% of 32)
SAC availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Monk back 3/27 after 3, 25 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Crowder back 3/29 after 33, 6 min since (49% of 11)
BACK Carter back 4/04 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Wagner at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anthony (5 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 19 and LaVine at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Sacramento's 117 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Sacramento minus-1. Call it Orlando 113, Sacramento 109, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/21 @ WAS 120-105 — ORL notes
ORL won 120-105. ORL shot 48% (46 of 96) to WAS's 43%, 17 of 42 from three, and got to the line 13 times to WAS's 19. The glass went 55-41 for them. Banchero led with 30 (11 of 22, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Wagner added 21, Carter Jr. 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-17: a lead of 13 became 31. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/24 vs LAL 118-106 — ORL notes
ORL won 118-106. ORL shot 49% (42 of 85) to LAL's 46%, 15 of 40 from three. Wagner led with 32 (13 of 26, 3 of 10 from three); Banchero added 30, Black 17. The hinge was Q3, 34-18: ORL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 17. ORL trailed 58-60 at the half and won the second half 60-46. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/25 @ CHA 111-104 — ORL notes
ORL won 111-104. ORL shot 46% (41 of 90) to CHA's 42%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Banchero led with 32 (13 of 24, 2 of 8 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wagner added 26, Black 20. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: a lead of 2 became 10. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/27 vs DAL 92-101 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-101. ORL shot 42% (34 of 80) to DAL's 47%, 5 of 30 from three. Banchero led with 35 (13 of 21, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Wagner added 20, Black 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-24, turning a 2-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 77-59 against them. They led by as many as 11. Wagner's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs SAC 121-91 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-91. ORL shot 49% (44 of 89) to SAC's 42%, 18 of 39 from three. Banchero led with 24 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 11 at the line); Wagner added 21, Houstan 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-21: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/31 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Anthony (6 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 23 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Orlando's 35 and the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to the Clippers' 110. Call it Orlando 111, the Clippers 108, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/01 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Biyombo (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Anthony (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-8. Call it Orlando 111, San Antonio 109, San Antonio keeping it close.
4/03 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Sarr at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Coulibaly (13 straight), George (5 straight), Jones (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to Washington's 124 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-11. Call it Orlando 114, Washington 106.
4/08 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. Without da Silva (2 straight). 4 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 22 and Daniels at 18 a game. Without Johnson (34 straight), Capela (13 straight), Mathews (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 98 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Orlando 115, Atlanta 111, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/22 vs MIL 108-114 — SAC notes
SAC lost 108-114. SAC shot 45% (41 of 91) to MIL's 52%, 9 of 38 from three. DeRozan led with 22 (8 of 18, 0 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Ellis added 20, Valančiūnas 18. Q1 was theirs, 25-17, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them. They led by as many as 14. LaRavia's -12 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 vs BOS 95-113 — SAC notes
SAC lost 95-113. SAC shot 45% (39 of 86) to BOS's 46%, 8 of 24 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 18 fouls committed. DeRozan led with 20 (9 of 24, 0 of 4 from three); Sabonis added 16, LaVine 14. Q1 was theirs, 29-30, but the other 3 periods went 83-66 against them. LaVine's -22 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs OKC 105-121 — SAC notes
SAC lost 105-121. SAC took 9 more shots (91 to 82), but shot 41% to OKC's 52%, 23 of 47 from three, and got to the line 12 times to OKC's 20. The glass went 36-52 against them. Murray led with 28 (9 of 15, 9 of 13 from three); LaVine added 19, Ellis 12. Q3 was theirs, 39-25, the deficit cut from 22 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 96-66 against them. LaVine's -31 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs POR 128-107 — SAC notes
SAC won 128-107. SAC shot 65% (48 of 74) to POR's 40%, 10 of 27 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to POR's 10, and POR turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 46-32 for them. LaVine led with 29 (13 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 22, DeRozan 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 23. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/29 @ ORL 91-121 — SAC notes
SAC lost 91-121. SAC shot 42% (34 of 81) to ORL's 49%, 7 of 28 from three. DeRozan led with 21 (7 of 11, 2 of 3 from three); Sabonis added 14, LaVine 10. Q2 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 98-66 against them. Murray's -35 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Siakam at 16 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (68 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; DeRozan at 19 and LaVine at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Sacramento's 35. Call it Indiana 119, Sacramento 111.
4/02 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Sarr at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Coulibaly (12 straight), George (4 straight), Brogdon (21 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 21 and LaVine at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-1 a night and Washington minus-12 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 115 a night to Washington's 125. Call it Sacramento 115, Washington 113, Washington keeping it close.
4/04 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 17 and Mar. Williams at 15 a game. Without Gra. Williams (60 straight), Moore Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 115. Call it Charlotte 111, Sacramento 110, Sacramento keeping it close.
4/06 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Allen at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wade (2 straight), Jerome (5 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Sabonis at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Cleveland's 118. Call it Cleveland 119, Sacramento 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IC I. Crawford
IJ I. Jones
JC J. Crowder
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
ORL/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Paolo Banchero scores 24 points in 3 quarters in the Magic's 121-91 victory over the Kings
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 121-91 on Saturday night.
Orlando pulled even with Atlanta for seventh place in the Eastern Conference, though the Magic have played two more games than the Hawks.
Franz Wagner added 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help Orlando rebound from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night that ended a three-game winning streak. Banchero also had six rebounds and six assists.
DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento with 21 points, and Domantas Sabonis had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the opener of six-game trip. The Kings are in a tight race with Dallas and Phoenix for the final two play-in spots in the Western Conference.
Takeaways Kings: Sacramento failed to build on a home victory over Portland on Thursday night that ended a four-game losing streak.
Magic: Caleb Houstan scored 18 points on 6-of-7 3-point shooting. Wendall Carter Jr. made all three of his 3-point attempts in a 12-point night.
Key moment Orlando took control early, hitting 5 of 10 3-pointers in the first quarter for a 38-21 lead. Sacramento was 0 for 6 from long range in the quarter.
Key stat Orlando had 31 assists to only 17 for Sacramento.
Up next Both teams play Monday night. The Kings are at Indiana, and the Magic host the Los Angeles Clippers.